[Nagano] Tea Experience and Zenkoji Tour with 'Shukubo' Temple Lodging Stay

• * Combining tradition with modern style, you will get to make your own matcha while discovering the art and performance of this authentic Japanese experience.
• * Enjoy an overnight stay at a historic ‘shukubo’ (temple lodging) inside Nagano’s near-1
• 400 year-old Zenko-ji complex, including a traditional vegetarian dinner and breakfast
• * Learn the history of the temple along with its centrality to the story of Nagano and Japanese Buddhist beliefs with a private guided walking tour of Zenko-ji including a ‘goma’ prayer fire ceremony.
• * Indulge in Nagano’s traditional food culture including its famous ‘oyaki’ dumplings and award-winning ‘sake.'
• * All guided by a locally-based, English-speaking guide.

Designed to provide guests with an intimate yet entertaining understanding of Nagano’s near-1,400 year-old Zenko-ji temple, this group tour combines an in-depth guided experience at the temple including a private ‘goma’ prayer fire ceremony and an exploration of the region’s food culture and renowned ‘sake’ with an overnight stay at a traditional ‘shukubo’ (temple lodging).